By Ayang Macdonald The West African nation of Sierra Leone is at full throttle with its digital transformation efforts, and its MOSIP-based foundational identity system…
By Ayang MacDonald Officials of the state-owned Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) and those of a World Bank delegation recently…
By Ayang Macdonald The President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon, Hans Vestberg, have emphasized…
By Ayang Macdonald India’s Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, has told parliament more than Rs 600 crore (about US$72 million) was collected in…
By Ayang Macdonald An ongoing process which started on November 12 to deactivate SIM cards not biometrically registered in Uganda has seen over 1.4 million…
By Ayang Macdonald A recent report that the French national police has been using a facial recognition system from Israel illegally for the past eight…
By Ayang Macdonald A pilot that will require Indians to submit their biometrics while registering for a new Goods and Services Tax (GST) number on…
By Ayang Macdonald Some Nigerians who are expected to benefit from a government cash assistance scheme aimed at cushioning the efforts of fuel subsidy removal…
By Ayang Macdonald Recently reported difficulties by some users in accessing digital certificates linked to the My Number digital ID in some municipalities in Japan…
By Ayang Macdonald Austrians are expected to take steps to sign up for the new national digital ID system, ID Austria, as the government deadline…
By Ayang Macdonald The use of biometrics and other automated systems for passenger and luggage management continues to gain steam at airports around the world,…
By Ayang Macdonald Philippines’ digital ID, the digital version of the physical ID card dubbed PhilID, is the latest feature to be added to the…
By Ayang Macdonald Activist Post Editor’s Note: As you’ll read, the “authentication for some” will become “authentication for all.” The increasing requirements to use biometrics…
By Ayang Macdonald Activist Post Editor’s Note: As we continue to report, digital ID backed by biometrics is rolling out across the globe at warp…